New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-25

American invention is loudly called upon TO
ill this long felt want.
That Kansas City invitation to President Cleve-
land is bound in sealslin. His declination Of
the st. Louis invitation was half calf
II the Harlem Railroad tracks are sunk above
the Harlem River q tunnel under the river will
probably be necessary. Passengers who have
had their souls vexed within them while waiting
for some slow-moving vessel to pass through the
drawbridge will rejoice to learn that this cause
Of delay is likely TO be cut of some time. The
idea that vessels navigabe stream have the
supreme right of way is antiquated and ought
to be abandoned.
A Civil Service examination may be helpful in
determining the qualifications Of police captains
10 become inspectors, but it cannot be decisive.
The Police Commissioners will be justified In
taking experience and success in police work into
account in deciding who shall I'LL the vacancies.
The significance Of the recent elections in Eng
land increases as the details are brought to light
and closely scrutinzed The laddington election
showed a Tory loss of nearly 500 votes In total
DOLL OF 4,OOV votes in the heart OF London One
man in eight had changed his mind. The iber-
ais not only increased their vote by 423 over last
year but exceeded their vote In 1888. before
Home Rule was an issue In English politics and
when, in fact, Irish support was pledged to the
Tories The Liberal Unionists have not mus
tered in sufficient strength to enable the Conserva-
tives to hold their ground. The English Mug
wumps are apparently going out of politics even
in aristocratic London.
letter from Washington printed in yesterdays
TRIBUNE spoke Of President Clcvclands neglect
OF outdoor exercise. Nobody can deny, however,
that he has had OF late abundance Of internal
exercise of the most violent sort.
Sharp's bills for counsel fees will amount to q
pretty sum. Not content with the array
of five expensive lawyers who represented him
on his trial, two Of whom merely watched the
proceedings, he has engaged w. BOurke
Cochran 10 argue the stay Of proceedings before
Judge Potter. The wisdom Of this proceeding
looks doubtful, but the other lawyers may feel
their ill success before the jury so keenly that
new blood is deemed necessary. Ii Sharp should
hire the whole New-York bar they would in oil
likelihood fail to get him of, but they might
succeed in laying the ground for maintaining that
he was not responsible for his actions. All the
money that he now pays out Tor legal help
will be simply thrown away.
The investigation OF the Flatbush Insane Asylum
asked for by the Kings County Commissioners OF
Charities and Correction ought to be made
Public opinion is considerably aroused at present
on the treatment OF the insane and nothing but
good can come from Investigations Of the methods
in use in institutions designed to restrain and
cure this peculiarly helpless class.
It ought to be plain to Governor Hill. as 1t Is TO
dsInerested who Is at all WE'LL informed
concerning the sentiment Of the country, that tho
Democratic party is united In favor OF MIR. Ceveisnds
renomnation.-tSt- Louis Republican
1t is doubtful il Governor Hill can be induced
to cut out the above paragraph and paste it in
his hat 1t Is understood that he meets all such
attempts to scuttlc his boom by cXclaiming with
n voice suirused with emotion, / am Democrat
The Signal Service predictions have been so far
out of the way recently that the observers seem
to have grown cautious. At any rate. the young
man In charge OF the Equitable Building station
last night was timid about hazarding guess as
to what to-day may bring forth. He was positive,
however, that this has not been exceptional
July In point OF rainfall and humidity. poll
of the population of Ncw-Yorl< would doubtless
show that In spite of any records 10 the contrary
we have never had a worse spell" of weather
than in the last few days. The rainfall so far
has exceeded the July average according TO
Professor Diapers figures, printed elsewhere. The
misery which we have just been experiencing
is caused by the excessive amount OF moisture
in the air, which is independent OF the rainfall
or course 1t can't last forever, which is about
the only satisfactory thing that can be said OF it,